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Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit issued one Indiana ruling today

Posted on January 24, 2011
In Applications of Heraeus Kulzer v. Biomet (ND Ind., Miller, a 14-page opinion, Judge Posner writes:This is an appeal...

Ind. Gov't. - Continuing on with: "Law would let cities declare bankruptcy

Posted on January 24, 2011
As I wrote here yesterday, "The ILB has had a number of entries on this year's SB 105, a bill...

Ind. Courts - Marilou Wertzler, 89, Reporter of the Courts, dies

Posted on January 24, 2011
From the obituary in the Muncie Star-Press:Marilou Wertzler, 1922-2011, former Reporter for Supreme and Appellate Courts, State of Indiana, passed...

Catch-up: What did you miss over the weekend from the ILB?

Posted on January 24, 2011
Here is the answer to "What did you miss over the weekend from the ILB? From Sunday, January 23,...

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Ind. Decisions - Upcoming oral arguments this week and next

Posted on January 24, 2011
This week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court (week of 1/24/11): None currently scheduled. Next week's oral arguments before...

Ind. Courts - Updating: Do ALJs lack the authority to grant pro hac vice appearances for out-of-state attorneys appearing before their agencies? [Updated]

Posted on January 24, 2011
Updating an entry posted by the ILB earlier this afternoon, the ILB has received two notes from readers:Reader #1. [I...

Ind. Courts - Five apply to be Wells Circuit Court judge

Posted on January 24, 2011
Dave Schultz reports in the Bluffton News-Banner:Gov. Mitch Daniels? legal staff will interview five candidates this week for the upcoming...

Law - Arkansas, the state that went bankrupt; and what about Indiana?

Posted on January 23, 2011
Monica Davey of the NY Times has a long story today headed "The State that Went Bust." Some quotes:Some policymakers...

Ind. Courts - Legislation proposes independent toxicology agency

Posted on January 22, 2011
Updating a long list of earlier toxicology entries, Mark Alesia and Tim Evans report today in the Indianapolis Star in...

Ind. Decisions - Transfer list for week ending January 21, 2011

Posted on January 22, 2011
Here is the Clerk's transfer list for the week ending January 21, 2011. It is one page (and 16...

Ind. Law - John Mellencamp divorce petition

Posted on January 22, 2011
"Documents detail Mellencamp divorce" is the heading of this Jan. 21, 2011 WISH TV story by Jacqueline Policastro. The story...

Ind. Courts - Indiana Judicial Center reports on matters of interest to the judiciary

Posted on January 22, 2011
The Indiana Judicial Center has completed summaries of bills of interest to the judiciary heard in committee last week, which...

Law - Localize your Google Scholar search for state and federal cases

Posted on January 21, 2011
From the Law Librarian Blog:Hat tip to WisBlawg for calling attention to enhanced filtering for searching court opinions using Google...

Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 8 today (and 8 NFP)

Posted on January 21, 2011
For publication opinions today (8): In Jodi McGookin, et al. v. Guidant Corporation, et al. , a 14-page opinion, Judge...

Ind. Decisions - 7th Circuit issued one Indiana ruling today

Posted on January 21, 2011
In Sutherland v. Wal-Mart Stores (SD Ind., Lawrence), a 12-page opinion, Judge Kanne writes:Maria Sutherland sued Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.,...

Ind. Law - Harrassing hunters law in the news

Posted on January 21, 2011
Tim Vandenack of the Elkhart Truth reports today:ELKHART -- You're at home admiring the wintry river landscape outside your back...

Ind. Gov't. - "Appeals court skeptical of Porter Co. RDA withdrawal request"

Posted on January 21, 2011
That is the heading of this story today by Dan Carden of the NWI Times, reporting on an oral argument...

Indiana Courts - Totals now available for Nov. 2, 2010 Indiana court races

Posted on January 21, 2011
Totals for Indiana Court of Appeals retention races. (Remember that Districts 1, 2, and 3 each cover only 1/3 of...

Ind. Courts - U.S. attorney still focusing on public corruption

Posted on January 21, 2011
A brief quote from a story by Christin Nance Lazerus in the Gary Post Tribune:HAMMOND -- David Capp was the...

Ind. Gov't. - Even more on: Changes to death certificate system in Indiana

Posted on January 21, 2011
Updating a number of recent ILB entries, Virginia Ransbottom has a story today in the South Bend Tribune. Some quotes:A...

Ind. Gov't. - More on "Prosecutors group assails proposal to cut prison sentences"

Posted on January 21, 2011
Updating this ILB entry on Jan. 19th, there are several editorials today urging support of the reform plan. "Don't let...

Law - The face of the future?

Posted on January 21, 2011
After reading this ABA Journal entry headed "Crowdsourced Legal Answers Website Gets $600K from Investors, Including Google Ventures," and then...

Ind. Courts - "Lake commissioners favor bill to appoint judges: 'It takes some of the politics out of the courts'"

Posted on January 20, 2011
Chelsea Schneider Kirk reports today in the Gary Post Tribune:The Lake County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday to support legislation...

Ind. Courts - Do ALJs lack the authority to grant pro hac vice appearances for out of state attorneys appearing before their agencies?

Posted on January 20, 2011
I received this note from a reader last Friday and sent an inquiry to the Court, but still haven't heard...

Ind. Decisions - Court of Appeals issues 0 today (and 9 NFP)

Posted on January 20, 2011
For publication opinions today (0): NFP civil opinions today (1): Deborah Walton, et al. v. Claybridge Homeowners Association, Inc. (NFP)...

Courts - "Legal challenge to Iowa judicial nominators is rejected"

Posted on January 20, 2011
As with challenges to the judicial selection systems for appellate judges in Kansas and Alaska, a federal court yesterday threw...

Environment - "The environmental disaster at Ohio?s Grand Lake St. Marys justifies reasonable restrictions on Indiana?s large confined animal operations and the manure the agricultural operations create"

Posted on January 20, 2011
That is how an editorial from yesterday's Fort Wayne Journal Gazette begins. It continues:State leaders have crafted a number of...

Ind. Courts - More on: Do ALJs lack the authority to grant pro hac vice appearances for out-of-state attorneys appearing before their agencies?

Posted on January 20, 2011
Here is the answer to the question posted earlier today re the authority of Indiana ALJs to grant pro hac...

Ind. Courts - State Road 135 land annexation dispute before Supreme Court today

Posted on January 20, 2011
The Johnson County Daily Journal has made available the briefs in one of the three cases the Supreme Court heard...

Ind. Courts - More on: Do ALJs lack the authority to grant pro hac vice appearances for out-of-state attorneys appearing before their agencies? [Updated]

Posted on January 20, 2011
Here is the answer to the question posted earlier today re the authority of Indiana ALJs to grant pro hac...

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